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Author: KFTT
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English[en]
Jofu is a person in the Edo period who lived permanently in Edo and served seii taishogun ( literally , " great general who subdued the barbarians " ) without performing Sankinkotai ( a system under which feudal lords in the Edo period were required to spend every other year in residence in Edo ) .
Japanese[ja]
定府 ( じょう ふ ) と は 、 江戸 時代 に お い て 参勤 交代 を 行 わ ず に 江戸 に 定住 し て 征夷 大 将軍 に 仕え る 者 を い う 。